AEL vs Apoel Nicosia

AEL

2 - 3

Apoel Nicosia

🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Alphamega Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Helder Malheiro 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

AEL 8 · Apoel Nicosia 5

Referee Stats

Helder Malheiro

1 matches · 2.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	1.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	0%
Draws	0%
Away wins	100%

Team Overview

AEL (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-8

Goals For / Against

23 / 23

Avg: 1.35 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 1.24

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Apoel Nicosia (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-8

Goals For / Against

26 / 23

Avg: 1.44 / 1.28

Points

Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Cyprus League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.24

PPG

1.33

1.35

1.44

1.35

1.28

54%

O2.5

62%

46%

BTTS

62%

38%

Score 1st

46%

League-position context

AEL rank8th

Apoel Nicosia rank5th

AEL points33

Apoel Nicosia points45

AEL: #8 · 33 pts · GD -7

20 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Apoel Nicosia: #5 · 45 pts · GD +18

8 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AEL last 5 home

L L L W L

Points3/15

Weighted index13

Goals5-9

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Apoel Nicosia last 5 away

W W L L W

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals9-8

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

AEL trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 8%

Apoel Nicosia trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS62%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.585%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 8%

Scoring reliability

AEL score at home69%

AEL clean sheet at home23%

Apoel Nicosia score away92%

Apoel Nicosia clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

AEL score first38%

AEL win after scoring first80%

Apoel Nicosia score first46%

Apoel Nicosia win after scoring first83%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AEL 25% · Apoel Nicosia 50%

Avg first goal minute: AEL 30.0' · Apoel Nicosia 22.2'

Vs league average

AEL score at home1.35 vs 1.44

AEL concede at home1.35 vs 1.15

Apoel Nicosia score away1.44 vs 1.15

Apoel Nicosia concede away1.28 vs 1.44

AEL score 6% below league average, while Apoel Nicosia score 25% above league average.

Defensive side: AEL are 17% above league average at home, and Apoel Nicosia are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

AEL goal timing (home)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

Apoel Nicosia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

61-75 4

46-60 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

D. Mancini

Normal Goal

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ N. Koutsakos

1st substitution · For: D. Abagna

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Léo Natel

Normal Goal

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ D. Zdravkovski

1st substitution · For: L. Singh

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

D. Abagna

Normal Goal

67'

67' D. Mancini

68'

68' N. Glavčić

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ T. Maseko

2nd substitution · For: D. Paroutis

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Tomás

2nd substitution · For: P. Olayinka

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

S. Dražić

Normal Goal

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ E. Imanishimwe

3rd substitution · For: F. Mughe

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ N. Glavčić

4th substitution · For: Bassel Jradi

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Léo Natel

5th substitution · For: A. Makris

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ K. Laifis

3rd substitution · For: M. Degenek

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Dálcio

4th substitution · For: M. Meyer

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ D. Mancini

5th substitution · For: Marquinhos

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

Sérgio Conceição

Penalty

AEL vs Apoel Nicosia 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Apoel Nicosia beat AEL 3-2 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in Cyprus League. The match was refereed by Helder Malheiro. It was played at Alphamega Stadium.

First half: Apoel Nicosia took the lead at 41' when D. Mancini scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Apoel Nicosia made their 1st substitution at 57', with N. Koutsakos replacing D. Abagna. AEL leveled the score at 58' when Léo Natel scored, making the score 1-1. AEL made their 1st substitution at 58', with D. Zdravkovski replacing L. Singh. Apoel Nicosia took the lead at 59' when D. Abagna scored, making the score 1-2. D. Mancini received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 67'. N. Glavčić received a yellow card for AEL at 68'. AEL made their 2nd substitution at 74', with T. Maseko replacing D. Paroutis. Apoel Nicosia made their 2nd substitution at 77', with M. Tomás replacing P. Olayinka. Apoel Nicosia extended the lead at 81' when S. Dražić scored, making the score 1-3. AEL made their 3rd substitution at 84', with E. Imanishimwe replacing F. Mughe. AEL made their 4th substitution at 84', with N. Glavčić replacing Bassel Jradi. AEL made their 5th substitution at 84', with Léo Natel replacing A. Makris. Apoel Nicosia made their 3rd substitution at 86', with K. Laifis replacing M. Degenek. Apoel Nicosia made their 4th substitution at 86', with Dálcio replacing M. Meyer. Apoel Nicosia made their 5th substitution at 86', with D. Mancini replacing Marquinhos. AEL scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when Sérgio Conceição scored (Penalty), making the score 2-3.

AEL used 5 substitutions while Apoel Nicosia used 5 substitutions. AEL got 1 yellow card, while Apoel Nicosia got 1 yellow card.